How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens / by Benedict Carey.
By: Carey, Benedict.
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BookNew York, NY : Random House, ©2014Description: xvi, 254 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780812993882.Subject(s): Learning, Psychology of | LearningDDC Call Number: C 153.15 | C188h 2014 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Introduction: Broaden the margins -- The story maker : the biology of memory -- The power of forgetting : a new theory of learning -- Breaking good habits : the effect of context on learning --
Spacing out : the advantage of breaking up study time -- The hidden value of ignorance : the many dimensions of testing -- The upside of distraction : the role of incubation in problem solving -- Quitting before you're ahead : the accumulating gifts of percolation -- Being mixed up : interleaving as an aid to comprehension -- Learning without thinking : harnessing perceptual discrimination -- You snooze, you win : the consolidating role of sleep -- Conclusion: The foraging brain -- Appendix: Eleven essential questions.
Award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information.--From publisher.
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